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'Miracle' bra saves Detroit woman from robber's bullet

Mike Noble

Thank ... 

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... your lucky bras ... luv it ...

Hollerith

first and only life-saving bra 

This survival was due to the bra itself. The Brazilian woman was saved by money. The bra was immaterial. Tsk, let's be clear.

Anonymous Coward

New Materials 

So, we should be looking at Kevlar instead of silicone. Perhaps even a Kevlar beer-gut implant for men?

Anonymous Coward

shenanigans...SHENANIGANS... 

I'd say the shooter missed rather than bouncing off of a bra.

Neil

Hilton 

Paris Hilton

Paris.....because she has deflected many shots at her breast without the aid of a bra.

Yorkshirepudding

brazillian 

Joke

so that woman in brazil stuffed money into her bra for safe keeping

riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight

Aremmes

Possibilities 

Paris Hilton

So, if a woman wore a lucky bra over her Bulgarian airbags, she'd be almost invincible, right?

I bet Paris already knows the answer to that.

Simon B

BRA-VO! 

Coat

BRA-VO!

Damn Yank

four men seen escaping from the scene in a purple Dodge Neon.. 

A.K.A. "Clown Car"

Paul

Bra-zil 

Coat

What if the Brazillian bullets were foiled by loose change, rather than foldin' stuff?

Worst.stripper.evvah.

Anonymous Coward

cup size 

Alert

Hmmm, does cup size determine angle of deflection?

Gerhardt

To paraphrase the Duke 

Boffin

"My breasts are like tits of steel."

tony booth

reconstruction 

Can we have a Playmobil reconstruction?

Nathan Hobbs

Photo.. 

Paris Hilton

Picture... or it didn't happen.

Michael Parker

they could market it as... 

Joke

...'KevBra'?

Codge

Saved by her bra? No, the window! 

IT Angle

> The woman's daughter said her mother's minor injuries were mainly from the broken glass.

So the neighbour, at a distance of probably >20Metres was actually injured by the flying glass.

I wonder if the bullet had any kinetic energy left when it eventually hit her? If it hit her at all...

What was the TIT angle?

Richard

Wait a minute 

I think we're all missing the most amazing bit of the news item: there's crime in Detroit. I am shocked, SHOCKED I say, to hear this! Why, you'll be saying that there's corruption in Chicago politics next!

John F***ing Stepp

@Gerhardt 

I have the power pastees and know how to use them.

XML slave

logistics 

Pirate

What kind of round was it? I mean if it stopped a .22 it's a fairly impressive story, but if it stopped a .45 ACP there must have been a bloody steel band in that bra.

As for the criminals...not very bright are they? If caught they could be charged with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, etc. Sure she could call the police if not shot at, or she probably would still call if shot at. The only thing they managed to do was to alert more people to their presence by firing a handgun in a populated area. Increasing the punishment without mitigating the risk. Prats.

Dave

Austin Powers anyone 

Coat

She needs towear a fembot bra, then she could return fire!

Anonymous Coward

Viagra 

Heart

If she had bothered to read about Olga the Russian hairdresser, she wouldn't have needed a bra.

She could just have fed the robbers Viagra and repeatedly f**ked them for a couple of days.

...and since she's American, she may in fact be so overweight that it would have killed them outright.

Anonymous Coward

The safest women? 

Clearly she was somewhat challenged in the mammary department or she wouldn't have been wearing a bra with a steel band underwiring. Women who don't have anything significant in the mammary department are clearly more bulletprooof.